<figure id="attachment_3178406" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3178406" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3178406 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dc0f83cc-sergei-ryabkov-08102025.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3178406" class="wp-caption-text">Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov urged Washington to sideline European leaders, citing &#8216;harmful attempts&#8217; by influential states to torpedo their efforts. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
MOSCOW: Moscow said today there was &#8220;slow progress&#8221; in its talks with the US over a plan to end the war in Ukraine, following weekend negotiations in Miami that failed to break the deadlock.
&#8220;Slow progress is being observed,&#8221; state media reported Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying, after both Russia and Ukraine sent negotiators to the Florida city for separate talks with US President Donald Trump&#8217;s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Witkoff had hailed &#8220;constructive&#8221; discussions with both sides, but there were no signs of a breakthrough.
The meetings were part of a weeks-long diplomatic blitz over plans to end the war, after Washington last month presented a proposal widely seen as echoing the Kremlin&#8217;s demands.
The document has since been redrafted following Ukraine and Europe&#8217;s involvement, though its contents have not been publicly disclosed.
Moscow has bristled at Europe&#8217;s involvement, as it tries to broker a deal exclusively with Trump.
Today, Ryabkov pushed Washington to sideline European leaders, saying there were &#8220;extremely harmful, malicious attempts by an influential group of states to torpedo these efforts&#8221;.
Several European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they could deploy a peacekeeping force to Ukraine if a deal is reached to end the war.
Russia has said that is unacceptable.
Despite months of diplomacy, there is no sign that a deal is within reach that both Kyiv and Moscow could compromise on.

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Russia says ‘slow progress’ in talks with US on Ukraine

The talks were part of a weeks-long diplomatic blitz over plans to end the Ukraine war, after Washington presented a proposal seen as echoing the Kremlin’s demands.

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